Acton, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Acton, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 848. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q344432. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.631°N, 80.033°W.
Population
In 1881, Acton, Village had a population of 848: 412 male and 436 female residents. Population density was 845.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 848 |
| 1891 | 1,209 |
| 1901 | 1,484 |
| 1911 | 1,720 |
| 1921 | 1,722 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Esquesing, 1871 (0.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Acton, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 176 |
| Number of families | 176 |
| Number of females | 436 |
| Number of males | 412 |
| Number of married females | 151 |
| Number of married males | 152 |
| Number of married persons | 303 |
| Number of widowed females | 26 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 40 |
| POP TOT | 848 |
| Total population | 848 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 259 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 246 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 505 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 176 |
| Number of occupied houses | 176 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 110 |
| Acres of potatoes | 13 |
| Acres of wheat | 112 |
| BAR BU | 1,163 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,163 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,630 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 320 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,073 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,380 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 80 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,190 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,733 |
| BWT BU | 100 |
| CRN BU | 50 |
| HAY AC | 110 |
| HAY TONS | 152 |
| OAT BU | 2,630 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,073 |
| POT AC | 13 |
| POT BU | 1,380 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 152 |
| WHT AC | 112 |
| WHT SP BU | 80 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,733 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 259 |
| C UNMD M | 246 |
| C UNMD TOT | 505 |
| D OCC | 176 |
| FEMALE | 436 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 176 |
| H UNINH | 4 |
| MALE | 412 |
| MD F | 151 |
| MD M | 152 |
| MD TOT | 303 |
| NUMBER CD | 150 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 320 |
| TUR BU | 6,190 |
| WID F | 26 |
| WID M | 14 |
| WID TOT | 40 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON150008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON117009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q344432
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acton,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acton_(Ontario)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Acton, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/acton-village-on150008-1881/.